Late night taxi in Crete

We are looking at arriving in Crete late in the night. The flight lands at 10:40pm so I don't expect to get out of the gates till 11pm at the earliest.

Is it easy to hail a taxi from the airport (Heraklion) in Crete or do we need to book in advanced?

Convenience and time are the most important factors, while cost is less of a factor.

Update: we ended up choosing Chania (instead of Heraklion) after being persuaded by a Greek colleague.

Best Answer

We were persuaded (by a Greek colleague whom I met after making my original post) to change our plans to go to Chania (Hania) instead of Heraklion. Said colleague also assured me I would have no problems finding a taxi around midnight.

We booked a hotel in Chania Town with 24-hour check-in and asked them to reserve a taxi for us to transfer us from the airport to the hotel. They informed us this would cost €25 per taxi.

Another alternative would be to take the bus (see bus schedule) which is significantly cheaper at €2,30 with the last bus leaving 2430.

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Is Uber available in Crete?

Crete is like a small country, almost the size of Jamaica. Do yourselves a favour and save it for another time. PS. Uber is illegal in Greece, use taxis that are dirt cheap.

Can you get taxis in Crete?

Crete TaxisYou can easily find a taxi by hailing one from the street, walking to a taxi rank or simply calling one of the radio companies. All taxis in Crete have a regulated charging system that uses a taximeter.

What taxi app is used in Crete?

Apart from our telephone centre and our highly trained telephone operators, radio taxi \u201cHERMES\u201d once again proves to be innovative by giving passengers in collaboration with 18300.gr is able to provide to the travelling public an application for Smartphones be it Android or IOS (Apple).

How do I call a taxi in Chania?

CHANIA TAXI

+30 282 105 4534.

+30 694 798 1824.

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